Compensating safety clothesline-hanger



A. HEYMAN ANDv C- C. vEvooRT. COMPENSATINGSAFETY CLOTHESLINEA HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG* l. 1919..

Patented Nov. 30, 1920;A

WITNESSES 7? "M '03,-

vA. HEYMAN AND G.-C. VERVOORT. y CGMPENSATING SAFETY CIOTHESLINE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. I. I9I9.

Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WITNESSES NVENTORS TTOIMEIS UNITED s'rxrrzs* PATENT OFFICE;

ALBERT I-,EMAN AND CHARLES c. vnnvoon'r, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.v

COMPENSATING SAFETYr Applica-.tion led August 1,

`VTo all whom t may concern:

" Clothesline-Hanger, of which the following that Y clothes may beconveniently hung is a full, clear and exactY description.y

This invention 'relates to an 'improved clothes line hanger or support,and-relates kparticularly to the type of hanger which may be withdrawnwithin a window, so`

thereon. Y y While it is not broadly new to provide a vclotheslinehanger which may be withdrawn within a window, so that the clothes Vmaybe conveniently hung on the line, the

devices provided have necessitated the use of many parts, and the use ofcatches for ,holding the various parts' ot the-hanger in position. Further, in theclothes hangers heretofore suggested, a construction hasnot been provided in which one end ot each of the arms has been carriedat a tixedpivotal' e point, and permit th'emto be moved from a lockedposition within the window, 'when the arms ywould form an acute angle,through a right angle position, to a' position outside of the windowwhen the 'arms-would be substantially parallel. 4

One of the objects of this invention is to provide an improvedclothesline hanger or support, having'an endless line,`which Vsupport isadapted to be moved inward of an opened window, 'so that the clothes maybeV readilyghung upon the line', thus Yeliminat-V ing the necessity fora person having to reach outward of thevwindow.Y

Another object of this invention isk toV provide a vclothes linesupportof simple and rugged construction whichis adapted to bepositioned outside of the window when not in use, and to beswung insidevthe windowwhen inuse, the said support being of such a constructionthat it is readily adjusted to windows of different sizes. Y A furtherobjectof this invention is to provide a compensating safety clothes linehanger which will maintain a relatively constant tension in a clothesline when moved outside a window. Still a further object of thisinvention is to provide a compensating safety clothes line hangerrequiring but little force to Specification oi LettersjPatent.

" Still another 'han ger of the lock, without the the first arm, andvcLoTHEsIINE-HANGER..

Patented N ov. 3A0, 1920, 1919. serial No. a'iaeze.,A 1

move the same, ing so arranged of the'support collapsing when in use.

object of this invention is to provide av compensating safety clothesline above type Vhaving its' parts so. arranged that when moved inside awindow, the said parts will automatically necessity for the use ofcatches or locking members 'of any kind.

The'ebove objects are accomplishedby providing a clothesline supportcomprising; a plurality of arms, one end of each `of said arms beingpivotally mounted at the parts of the support befixed points outside andon opposite sides of a window, other end clothes line arm being a.pulley being mounted at the of one of the arms to guide a' thereover',the end of the second held in sliding engagement with provided with aplurality of pulleys to guide the clothes line thereover leading to andfrom the pulleys mounted on the first arm.

The arms are arranged, and the relative lengths of the arms are soproportioned that when the hanger is outside .of the window, the armsare substantially parallel and are held in a locked position. To movethe end of the arms within the windowso that access may be had to theclothes line, the arms are moved relative to each other so that theangular relation between the arms will change'from an obtuse angle to anacute angle, the latter being the angular relation ofthe arms when theyare inside the windowand in a locked position. By such an arrangement,it is seen that the armsV are moved through what maybe termed a deadcenter position so'that a toggle lockjoint is formed. It istheparticular arrangement of the arms as above noted y,whichenables theusepof independent mechanical'lockin'g catchesor means, to be dispensedwith.

Other objectsV and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and the accompanying drawings, in which similar referencecharactersdesignate ylike parts,

in the several views.

., In vthe drawings showing'one ofthe prearms outside ofthe window.

as to prevent the possibility Fig-2; is ving more clearly-1theYrelativearrangement a broken perspective vievv show- ;Iojl' thepulleysmounted on the arms, the

'position of the line guided thereover.

Fig. 3; isl a broken elevation view partly in sectionV showingrth'eendof 'theliorked v arm, andthe Vmeans sliding engagement with the otherarm.v

Fig. 4; is'a diagrammatic vieivfshowing forV holding -same in Vtheposition of the supportwvhen inside and Voutside 'of the Window, whenconnected With l .a clothes linefrom Without. 5 Y

1 Fig. 5; is anelevation View showing the armsof the vsupport and theclothes line thereon When moved outside of thewvindow e 1n' thedraivingsshowing o ne of the pre fferredjorms of the invention,tliesiipporaY comprisesf'tivo. arms, a compensatingrarm l and a.pensating arm is pivotally mounted on a arm 2, is alsopivoted orhingedon a fixed` on the other-side 10V of Y i the Window sill. Anysuitable brackets may be employed for hingedly supporting one end ofeachofthe arms, but preferably a .bracket tion ,ofthel bea-ni being c utaway Aon one side, atrone end of the arm, so as to engage a plate 11. VAdoivel12 issecured to one end 'orp the plates, the ends of thedoivel-extending beyond the sides of plate, and beingpivotally 40,

carried by the spaced brackets 1, Vi'lhefplate 11 is provided withaseries of openings 13,

i1 may beadjusted by connecting the said arm to-the platev 11 Ythroughthe spaced openings by anysuitable means, such asv aholtld'.

Itisunderstoodthat any desired construcs tionvmay be used for `arms 1and 2 and that anysuitable means may be provided'foradyustingthelength,of said arms. As shown in Fig. 5 the pivoted end.8501i the arm2,

"isprefcrably, of angL Shape and is provided .with ai doivel 1 5 vtheends or` Whicliextend vbeyond the arm, and are pivotally carried inbrackets 9. A pulley 161s rotatably car- The end-lQ of the arm 1 isVforked''i'orniing ingers 2 0- and 21spaced sol as to receive the arm2therebetween. Pulleys 22 and 23 are rotatably supported onla shaft22entending through the ingei's- 2Q and 21 respectively of theieorkedportion of 'the arm, the v said pulleys serving leading to vand guidearni2. One end 3 of the com- 1 quired to securely vposition eitherWithin or Without the Window.V

,as 'guides for the line-1T from a pulley VV 16. The outer end'ofeacliioi' the forked f arms is closed 23. The inner wall or" the ngers21 and 22 .of kthe forked end of Athe arm, extends lieond the 'guards'and 25 forming a stop 26--27, which ahuts against a disk portion 2 8, ofthe guard 18 "iorthe pulleyl, to limit the relative movement of the arms1-2 when.l

' moved inward of thewindoiv. There is provided a means for holding theend of tile arm 1, Vin sliding. engageinentivith the arm `2so that thepulleys 2 2 and 23 will act a line 17 throughout substanguide for thYtvially the length of the arm 2, and further,

so that Va relativelygeven tension "will beV maintained in. tliediney17, as the arms 1 aiid 2 are moved outward of the Windoiv. Vhen thearm- 1 .ismoved'about its pivotal point of support 8 outward of thevvindovv, the line 17,'pa'ssing over the pulleyfl atv 'i by a'giiard and25 to prevent the displacement of the line 171mm the pulleys22 and theends of the arm, would become vslack iii there were no means'provided tocompensate Jfor thesame, as 'for instance thecompensat-- ing armarranged as shown in thedravving.

Any suitablemeans may be provided for.

holding the end of thecompensating arm is provided which may be usedinterchangej Y ably on either' side of the Window' sill as inVthepreiferred form. The compensating arm is shown as comprising an armhavingan V f I beam construction, the projecting web .por-

1v in sliding" engagement With the arin 2, but in the preferredormslioivn, there isY provided a"p lurality of rollers 129 andpQ,arranged on opposite sides ofthe arm 2, and

'connectedVY by suitable linlrs 31 and 32.*0ne .of the rollers 29, Vand'onenend ot each of fthe links 31 and 32,is rotatablyniounted on theshaft 22". compensating arm 1 is moved about itspoint t istlius. seenthat Vas the of pivotal support outward' of the Window, the forked end19 of the arm is held in out substantially the entirelength thereof,-and serv es as before stated, to guide the line 17, and totake up theslaclrrtherein.

Whenthe arms ai'eniovedV4 outward vof the `window as indicated by theposition,Y of the Varnis shown in dotted line ,in Yi* ig. 1, it is seenthat viurther in ovement ofthe armi is preventedqby the links 31andr321connect- Ving the-rollers 29 and V30 positioned'on the Y oppositesides oi' the arm 2.

'feature in thev arrangement is .tliatno mov- Animportant 2 tothe-fright a certain distance chanoine` D 7 E D the angularity between'the arm 1 2 from an acute angle, which is the position occu-v pied asVShown in the fun une positional FigQl, to a position in whichthecompenf sating arm l will be normal to arm 2. The arm 2, willcontinue to move to the right, or

s anticloclrwise about `its pivotal point of support, until arm l isnormal to the said arm 2.

Further movement inthe same direction of left, or in a clockwisedirection, which movement will continue until the arms have assumed aposition as indicated by the dotted line in F ig. l, in which positionthe arms are substantially parallel. It is to be observed that in movingthe arms from one extreme position to the other, that they pass throughwhat may be termed a dead center position. lf it is assumed that thearms are moved from a position outside the window as shown in the dottedline position, to a position inside the window as shown by the full lineposition in Fig. l, after the arms have reached that position, in whichone arm is at right angles to the other, further movement of the armswill form an acute angle between the arms. It is now to be 0bserved thatthe arms are in a self locking position, so that a force acting upon theline 17, in the direction of the arrow, would not tend to cause the armsto collapse. While the arms are held in aY locked position, it isto beunderstood that it takes but little effort to move the-arms outward ofthe window by merely vmoving the compensating arm v1 outward of thewindow about its pivoted point.

While the line support has herein been shown as applied to a clothesline, for mov-V ing the same inwardand outward of a window, tofacilitate the hanging of clothes on the line, it is to be understoodthat the device may be used wherever a line compen sating device isapplicable.

While vbut one preferred form of the 1nvention has been shown herein it1s understood that changes and modifications may be made thereof withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of this invention."

Further, while-in the preferred construction, pulleys are shownrotatably mounted at the end of the arms l and 2 for guiding a line,this invention is not to be limited to such a construction. Any suitableconstruction or means may be provided whichv is mounted on or carried bysaid arms.

Claims: Y 'f l. In a clothes line support and hanger, aframe consisting'of a pair of members pivotally secured to opposite sides of a window, aforli on the free extremity of one of the membersya pair of superposedsheaves carried in each prong thereof, a sheave on the free end of theother member, and means carried between the prongs ofy the fork adaptedto embrace the second member to effect simultaneous movement of thesame, said sheaves being adapted to engage the line for supporting thesame.

2. A.)v support and hanger for endless clothes lines,'comprising an armadapted to be pivoted to one side of a window frame, said arm having afork on the free'end thereof, a secondl arm adapted to be pivoted to theoppositey side of Aa window frame ina-linement with the first named armand `movably confined in the fork, sheaves carried by the fork overwhich the upper and lower leads of the 'line are respectively trained,and a sheave carried by the free extremity 'of the second arm over whichthe line is trained.

3. A pulley clothes line support and hanger, comprising an arm pivotedto one side of a window, said arm provided with a fork on the outerendthereof, and another arm `pivoted to the opposite side of said window inalinement with the first named arm and movablyconfined in the fork,pulleys carried in the fork' over which the upperv and lower leads ofthe line are respectively trained, and a pulley carried by the free endof the second arm over which the line is trained.

4. In a support for endless clothes lines, a pair of'arms adapted to berespectively pivoted to the opposite side rails of a window frame forhorizontal swinging movement-s, one of said arms having its free endbifurcated, a yoke pivoted between the furcations thereof for embracingand sliding engagement with the other arm, the said krespectivelytrained, and a sheave mounted in the free extremity of the latter armover which the inner loop of the rope is trained.

5. A support and hanger for endless clothes 'lines comprising a pair ofarms respectively pivoted to opposite sides of a window for horizontalswinging movements, a vertical pulley mounted in the free eX- tremity ofone over which the line is trained, a pair of superposed horizontalpulleys carried by the free extremityl of the other arm over which theupper and lower leads of the Vline are respectively trained, and meanscarried by the free end of said latter arm adapted to co-act with theother arm to effect simultaneous movements of the fthe- VffufsvtA afm@nel the Yrespetive leads vof ,the

line A'fer guiding said arm anllhe line in 7. A pulley Aclo'lies*linesiipport ,and

fhmigei-omprisiiig :iY pair of arme respec-V tiyelyvpivetedtto oppositeQuter sidesvof a v 4seid arm. relation exteriorly; of tl1e kWindow, a.pulley Y y lofcerpied by thefree endoyoneeim over weee 1 whiehhe line isltrained, means earrielby "glie reeend 0f vcheV otheif Varm adapted to slda-lolycouple the same with the irst arm fzmdmeane carrieclrbytheSecond eriiia'clapted 'rte embrace and guide theupper Yand 15 lowerleads of lthe linefi'espetivelyvto hold the Esame. tautlii're'ls'pee'tive 10iV the pesition of ALBERT jHEYMAN. i

